I would be called just another xenophobe, and yet here, illegals get a hall pass. And if we complain about it, we're still xenophobic. But xenophobia right now is coming from outside the house.
Inherited caricatures of others are often difficult to own. That makes them even more oblique, obdurate and obstinate. One can vociferously deny being a racist, a misogynist, religious bigot or ...